Sleepless in Slovenia

Technology in Eastern Europe leapfrogs into the 21st century.

SINCE THE DAWN OF THE INTERNET, we've been hearing about how the digital revolution is going to transform our lives into something out of Star Wars. In particular, we've heard about how computers will merge with telephones, televisions, music systems, digital video recorders, game consoles and just about any other appliances you can think of. One home, one network. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has been extolling the virtues of this futuristic vision for years, but it always seemed so Buck Rogers and so very far away.